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Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.
'Overlord' Not Your Average Zombie Film
Overlord, directed by Julius Avery, delivers not just a good gory horror film but a good drama about WW2 as well. With sub-plots about how far a sister will go in order to protect her little brother, to how far a solider goes to not just complete his, mission but to save humanity from the horrors of genetically modified Nazi zombies, and the bonds that form during wartime. And with great performances by Jovan Adepo, Mathilde Ollivie, Wyatt Russell, Pilou Asbæk, and the rest of the cast, Overlord gives you everything you want. From the moment the opening sequence begins and you are thrown into a plane with a group of American paratroopers preparing to invade France on D-Day, amid explosions and gunfire, to the heart wrenching and engaging story, and then to the big plot twist that these American soldiers aren't just fighting Nazi's they're fighting genetically modified Nazi zombies.
By Whitney Kristina8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Residue' (2017)
You know what? This actually wasn't half bad. Seriously, I was impressed. We're not exactly talking Oscars material here, but it was good. It entertained and was compelling enough to really grab you and keep you.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Hungerford' (2014)
My fucking GOD this movie was actively painful to watch. And as "Shaky Camera" goes, the acting actually wasn't shit, so it doesn't fall into the same category of failure as The Bay for instance. This movie didn't even fail because it was a good movie ruined by Shaky Camera like The Taking of Deborah Logan. Though, it had some of those failed elements. This movie failed because it was a shit premise, with a shit execution, using shit trope, and shit effects. The fact that it's Shaky Camera is just pissing into a river of shit.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of "The Signal" (2014)
Laurence Fishburne, you try so damn hard, but there's just no carrying these shit films. I shouldn't be so harsh, this movie wasn't that bad, but it was entirely predictable. I should also say that the rest of the cast did a pretty good job too. Mr. Fishburne didn't carry the burden of this movie all by himself, but, unfortunately, even a great cast really didn't make up for such bad writing. I almost feel as though it's okay to get into the spoilers without warning because, honestly, if you aren't three steps ahead of the plot, at least... well, you're likely of the same cognitive capacity as half the people who voted for Trump. Spoiler alert, he won't keep any of his campaign promises, drain our economy and triple the deficit.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story' (2015)
I haven't had a chance to watch the actual Slender Man movie, so instead I decided to watch a recent knockoff. And who better to turn to for "not Slender Man" movies than my new favorite shit production company, Gravitas. These are the same people who brought us Tall Men and Awaken The Shadow Man, and other such "not Slender Man" knockoffs. Thus, I was thrilled to find out that the people who secured the rights to Slender Man, failed to secure the rights to Marble Hornets, so Gravitas picked them up. If you know anything about the history behind the Slender Man Creepypasta, you know that most of the actual video content was in the Marble Hornets project. So Hollywood clearly failed to do their fucking research and Gravitas benefited.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review Compares 'Shaun of the Dead'(2004) and 'Zombieland' (2009)
I'd first like to thank the Greenville Drive-In for the good times I had over the last few months and for the double feature they played on their last day this year. If you're in the local NY Capital Region or around Greenville NY, these guys play the best movies. See their FB page. They'll open again May 2019.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Chernobyl Diaries' (2012)
Can we really call this Chernobyl Diaries? It's a one shot. And while it's in the spirit of shaky camera found footage, it's not. So what about this movie inspired the producer to add 'Diaries' to the title? Semantics...
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
'Halloween' (2018) Movie Review
Released: October 19, 2018 (UK) Length: 106 Minutes Certificate: 18 Director: David Gordon Green Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner, Haluk Bilginer, and James Jude Courtney
By Robert Cain8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Review of 'The VVitch' (2015)
An hour and a half of abso-fucking-lutely fuck all. You know this movie is visually stunning. I mean that. It's awe inspiring to the point that it is moving. But Jesus fucking Christ, we're not talking about a slow burn, we're talking about a time lapse of cactus dying of thirst over an hour and a half long. Yeah, the cactus catches fire at the end and that is kinda cool, but who wants to watch the cactus slowly wilt for that long.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
The Real Reason Rob Zombie's 'Halloween' Reboot Failed
I found myself in a rather unique position last month. Because while I'm a fan of slasher movies, I'd never actually seen any installment of the original Halloween series other than the first movie. That meant when Halloween 2018 showed up in my local theater as a direct sequel to John Carpenter's original film, I didn't have an entire series worth of continuity to forget in order to enjoy what was right in front of me.
By Neal Litherland8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'The Lazarus Effect' (2015)
This movie wanted to be Reanimator and Flatliners all at the same time. It's not that the premise doesn't work, it just gets messy and leads to a sloppy ending. What I'm saying is this could have been done right. I'm not sure how, but what I do know is the premise is solid, however, the movie fell flat.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
